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Pinterest for Your BusinessContentsHow to Use Pinterest to Build Your Business in 7 Steps ................................................. 4What Is Pinterest And How Is It Different From Other Social Networking Sites? ............ 5Is Pinterest Right for Your Business? .............................................................................. 6Finding and Connecting With Your Niche........................................................................ 7 How to Get Started With Pinterest ............................................................................... 8 Step One: Sign Up ....................................................................................................... 8 Step Two: Create Your Profile ..................................................................................... 9 Step Three: Start Pinning and Creating Boards ......................................................... 11 Step Four: Integrating with Facebook and Twitter ..................................................... 12 Step Five: Place a Button on Your Website/Blog ....................................................... 13 Step Six: Socialize! Remember, Pinterest is a Social Networking Site ...................... 13 Step Seven: Get Creative with Your Boards - 10 Ideas to Use Pinterest for Business ................................................................................................................................... 13Tips to Maximize Your Pinterest Interactions and Efforts .............................................. 14How Can Affiliates Take Advantage of Pinterest ........................................................... 17Conclusion .................................................................................................................... 18 3 All rights reserved http://internetbusiness-howto.com

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Pinterest for Your BusinessHow to Use Pinterest to Build Your Business in 7 StepsSocial networking has changed the way we interact. We use it to connect with friendsand family. We use it to stay on top of current events. In fact, most media outlets haveFacebook and Twitter accounts. From celebrities to world leaders, it seems everyonehas a profile on at least one major social networking site. In fact, in late FebruaryIsrael’s President Shimon Peres announced on ABC’s the View that he was looking forfriends on his new Facebook page.We also use social networking to learn, grow and connect with ideas and people aroundthe world. For many, checking in on Facebook and Tweeting are part of their dailyroutine.Just when you think that social networking has reached its peak, a new social trend hastaken over. It’s called Pinterest and it has grown exponentially since its beta launch in2010. According to Hitwise, in December of 2011 Pinterest entered the top 10 socialnetworks and receives around 11 million visits per week.The Power to Build Your Business is ImmensePinterest isn’t your typical social networking site. In fact, according to several sourcesthe vast majority of the members are female. And many estimate that the average userspends a whopping 90 or more minutes on the site each day. This presents businessowners with the opportunity to forge a truly powerful connection with potentialprospects. 4 All rights reserved http://internetbusiness-howto.com

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Pinterest for Your BusinessWhat Is Pinterest And How Is It Different From Other SocialNetworking Sites?Pinterest is a social site, which means users join and create profiles. They can thencreate “Boards.” Think of a board as a visible folder that can contain a variety of images.For example common boards include:  Places I Want To Travel  Books I Love  Fitness Goals  Dream Home  Favorite Movies  Art That InspiresPinterest users create boards that represent their interests, passions and goals. They filltheir Pinterest Boards with “pins.” A pin is simply the name Pinterest gives to imagesyou attach to your board. So for example, if you have a board titled “books I love” thenyou may have pictures of individual book covers on your board. Each book cover imageis a pin.Pins can be uploaded from your computer, “pinned” from a website using a “Pin This”plug-in for your browser or by using the simple “Add +” tool on Pinterest. You can also“Repin” images that other users have added. Repinning is essentially copying a pin andadding it to your own board. Users can also “Follow” other users or they can followindividual boards. You can “Like” pins, comment on pins and share pins on Facebook,Twitter and your own blog or website.It’s a Large Scale Vision BoardThere are a number of features that make Pinterest stand out from the crowd. Pinterestis a self proclaimed visual pinboard. Users create boards (much like a vision board thatyou could create at home with magazine cutouts and photos) by “pinning” images.For example, you might find a fitness board where a user pins images of healthy peopleor pins motivational fitness quotes. Or you might find a home organization board wherea user pins images of organization ideas they want to use in their home. The purpose ofPinterest is to provide members with an ability to create their own vision boards andshare them with others.It’s brilliant and the design is so incredibly simple.Pin Images and VideosWhen you visit Pinterest you’ll notice immediately that the “Content” is 100% visual.Every pin is an image. You can pin infographics, pictures, and videos.“Be Nice” Is The Name Of The Game 5 All rights reserved http://internetbusiness-howto.com

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Pinterest for Your BusinessPinterest has a few rules of etiquette which we’ll get into in a bit. To sum them up theyare: 1. Be Nice - Pinterest is a community of people. While everyone has their own definition of what “Being Nice” means, it is important to remember to treat people how you would like to be treated. Many people are using Pinterest to organize their inspirations and there’s very little reason to be negative or critical. 2. Credit Your Sources – Per Pinterest, “Pins are the most useful when they have links back to the original source. If you notice that a pin is not sourced correctly, leave a comment so the original pinner can update the source. Finding the original source is always preferable to a secondary source such as Google Image Search or a blog entry.” We’ll talk a bit more about copyright issues and sourcing your pins later. 3. Avoid Self Promotion – Pinterest is just like any social networking site – blatant self promotion is an unhealthy business practice. You build your community by providing value and creating a connection to your audience – not by promoting yourself and using Pinterest as an advertising site. That being said, do occasionally pin images, products and links to your site – when it serves your audience. 4. Report Objectionable Content – Per Pinterest, “We do not allow nudity or hateful content. If you find content that is objectionable or violates our Terms of Service you can submit the content for review by pushing the ‘Report Content’ link.” It’s easy to report offensive content. All you need to do is click on the pin. On the right hand side of the image you’ll see the option to Like on Facebook, Tweet, Embed, Report and Email. Click on Report and you’ll see a list of reasons. Check the reason why you’re reporting it and hit send. Reporting is anonymous and it brings the pin to the attention of the staff and developers.Is Pinterest Right for Your Business?Pinterest is a unique, albeit large, community of members. It may not be the ideal socialnetworking site for your business. Here are a few questions to ask before you integratePinterest into your social marketing strategy.Are My Prospects On Pinterest?We’ve already mentioned that the majority of users are female. According toModea.com 68.2% of the users are female. The most popular age bracket for users is24-34, though 35-44 comes in with a 17.9% share. 50% of users have children and amedian household income of $100,000. Does that describe your target audience in anutshell?If it does then jump on the Pinterest bandwagon quickly! 6 All rights reserved http://internetbusiness-howto.com

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Pinterest for Your BusinessHow do My Prospects Use Pinterest?According to the same Modea study, users stay on the site almost 16 minutes each timethey visit and many people visit several times a day. “Pinning” has become somethingpeople do during lunch breaks and while they’re watching television at night.There are several ways you can use Pinterest. The most popular way is to browseexisting pins and boards and to repin images to your own board. Additionally, when youjoin Pinterest you can install a “Pin This” tool to your browser. This makes it easy to pinimages to your board when you’re visiting other sites and see an image you want tocollect.For example, if you’re redecorating your kitchen and you’re browsing the web forappliances, countertops, lighting and so on you might collect images to create a visionboard for your kitchen. With the browser tool you can simply pin a photo of a refrigeratoryou want and keep all of the ideas in one central location.Why Do They Use Pinterest?The motivation to pin comes from a few different places. People pin to establish socialcredibility and define their persona online. With boards like “My Style” or “Quotes I Like”you can quickly see how everyone is branding themselves and subconsciously creatingtheir online identity. However, few would actually admit that.Instead they’d say that they use Pinterest to…  Find motivation – for example a health and fitness board  Get organized – for example, a DIY ideas for the home board  Find ideas – for example, a recipes for dinner boardAccording to one source in an article on Inc.com, “I love Pinterest because it’s likegetting a whole bunch of magazines without adding clutter in my house and without thecost.” This individual adds, “there are so many great ideas and recipes, and it’s allorganized on the computer so I can access my favorites at anytime.”And they’d most certainly say they use Pinterest because of the beautiful images – itreally is a lovely and visually interesting site.As more and more businesses get on board with the Pinterest craze you will see thatpeople are using it to drive traffic, sell products and connect with their audience. In fact,major retailers are finding tremendous success with Pinterest. Whole Foods forexample, has a reported 12,000 followers.Finding and Connecting With Your NicheBecause Pinterest is a site that uses images rather than the written word, your strategyis going to be different than it is with other social networking sites. However, you canintegrate your Pinterest activities with both Twitter and Facebook. Think of it as the next 7 All rights reserved http://internetbusiness-howto.com

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Pinterest for Your Businesslevel of social networking. Integrating Pinterest with your website, blog and other socialnetworking activities is the key to building a large and profitable following.How to Get Started With PinterestGetting started with Pinterest is easy. Here’s the quick step by step process…Step One: Sign UpPinterest is still in beta, which means you need an invitation to sign up. You can garnerone by asking someone you know who is active on Pinterest. You can also visitPinterest.com and request an invite. It usually takes a few days to receive yourinvitation. You can use the time to plan your Pinterest Strategy.Once you have an invite be sure to register with the email address you use for yourbusiness. It’s important to know that in order to sign up for Pinterest you need to have aFacebook or Twitter profile. You can disconnect the account from your Pinterest profile(and even delete your Twitter or Facebook account) without losing your Pinterestaccount. If you have separate Facebook profiles for business and personal be sure touse your business profile for your business Pinterest account. (You can send aninvitation to yourself and create a separate personal account with your personal emailaddress if you’d like to have your own personal Pinterest account.) 8 All rights reserved http://internetbusiness-howto.com

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Pinterest for Your BusinessIf you already have a personal account, send yourself an invite by clicking on InviteFriends in the drop down box under your account name – it’s in the upper right handcorner of the page. Send an invite email to your business email address and create yourbusiness Pinterest account.Step Two: Create Your Profile 9 All rights reserved http://internetbusiness-howto.com

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Pinterest for Your BusinessYour profile represents your business and will ideally be crafted to help you achieveyour marketing goals. When you create your profile consider the following:Your UsernameIf you are a solopreneur and your brand and business is you, for example, Jane DoePersonal trainer and fitness coach – then use Jane Doe as your username. You wantpeople to be able to easily find you online and connect your name to your other socialnetworking accounts.It also makes sense to align your Pinterest username with your Facebook usernameand your website domain name. Keeping your usernames consistent throughout yourmarketing efforts will help create a stronger brand and connection.Logo and Business DescriptionYou can also upload a logo or a picture of yourself and include a biography ordescription of your business. Some people are creating elaborate images that includelinks to their website and a biography about who they are and what they do.Remember that any social activity, whether it is on Pinterest or another site, is aboutmaking a connection with your audience – not advertising your services. If you visit theWhole Foods Pinterest page you’ll notice that they have their logo and a shortdescription that reads, “These are just a few of the things we love......and we love toshare them with you.” 10 All rights reserved http://internetbusiness-howto.com

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Pinterest for Your BusinessThey’re offering value, not advertising their store. They have 27 different theme-basedpinboards.Instead of creating an elaborate sidebar image and a lengthy biography about you andyour business, consider a simple mission statement that reflects your personality. Forexample, a marketing coach might have something like this, “Back to the basics ofmarketing. No magic pills, no quick fixes. Just good solid planning and execution.”When you register you can also add follow buttons to your profile so your followers canconnect with you at your website, Twitter and Facebook.Step Three: Start Pinning and Creating BoardsLet’s go back to the Whole Foods Pinterest example because they do an excellent jobof creating theme-based boards. For example, they have a board titled, “Who WantsDinner?Click on any image in the board and you’ll see a picture of the recipe. Click on it againand you’re taken to the Whole Foods recipe page where you can see, and print, therecipe. 11 All rights reserved http://internetbusiness-howto.com

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Pinterest for Your BusinessThere are several important things going on here. The first is that the board’s themeprovides value and it is relevant to the store. It’s also very specific in that it lists dinnerrecipes only. The second important thing here is that by clicking on the image users findtheir way to the Whole foods website. Third, not all of the recipes go to the Whole Foodswebsite. Whole Foods also links to good recipes found elsewhere on the Internet. Sothey’re not just promoting their business; they’re interacting and sharing with otherbusiness owners, bloggers, and Pinterest users. They’re building a community.Before you start creating boards you’ll want to think about niche and value. How can aboard theme you create offer value?Now, when you sign up you’ll have the option of adding a “Pin It” button to your browsertoolbar. This is a very useful tool because it automatically includes the link to the sitewhere you found the image. When you come across an image online that you want toadd to one of your Pinterest boards all you have to do is click on the “Pin It” button inyour browser’s toolbar.You can also click on Add+ in the upper right hand corner of your Pinterest page andadd an image by:  Adding a pin – enter the URL for the pin and add it to your relevant board.  Upload a pin – upload an image from your computer. Note: a link will not be connected to this image. However, you can include the link in the description of the pin. For example, “visit www.janedoefitness.com for more information.”You can also create boards that invite others to contribute. We’ll talk more about whyyou might want to do this in just a bit.Step Four: Integrating with Facebook and TwitterWhen you sign up you have the choice of integrating your pins with your Facebook andTwitter accounts. This is a huge advantage because it can help build your profiles on allthree sites. However, you can also choose to share on those sites selectively. 12 All rights reserved http://internetbusiness-howto.com

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Pinterest for Your BusinessFor example, under your settings you’ll have connected your Pinterest account to yourFacebook and/or Twitter account. You’ll have chosen to not automatically share eachimage on those sites. And when you do add or repin an image if you want to share it onFacebook or Twitter you simply check the box to add it. This gives you a little moreflexibility with your image sharing and it ensures that your Facebook and Twitteraccounts don’t become inundated with Pinterest images.Step Five: Place a Button on Your Website/BlogThe second step to integrating your Pinterest account to your online presence is tointegrate it into your blog or website. Now there are an abundance of options here andas developers continue to capitalize on Pinterest there will be more options. Here arejust a few to consider:  Add a “Follow me on Pinterest” button to your blog or website – Pinterest offers a downloadable code you can cut and paste into your site at: http://pinterest.com/about/goodies/ .WordPress also has a few plug-ins that you can choose from.  Add a pin this button to your articles and blog posts – Pinterest offers a downloadable code you can cut and paste into your site - http://pinterest.com/about/goodies/WordPress has a few plug-ins that you can choose from.  Add a “Pinterest Recent Pins” plug-in to your blog – shows the pins you’ve added to your boards. This is a WordPress plug-in.Step Six: Socialize! Remember, Pinterest is a Social Networking SiteCreating your own boards and pins is a start. However, to really build your followingyou’ll want to network and share. That involves:  Commenting on pins – this is where the interaction happens. Comment, discuss and thank people for their pins. Remember the Pinterest golden rule - be nice!  Linking pins – It’s like Facebook Liking or giving someone the thumbs up for their pin. You can store your likes and later add them to a new board.  Repinning pins – adding pins others have shared to your own boards. For example, Whole Foods added recipes others had shared onto their What’s For Dinner? Board.Step Seven: Get Creative with Your Boards - 10 Ideas to Use Pinterestfor BusinessThere are many ways you can use Pinterest to drive traffic to your website, build brandawareness and sell products. Here are 10 ideas to help you get started. 1. Visual content from your article/blog posts – Make sure your blog or website is visually interesting. For example, add a photo to each blog post or article you publish and share the images (along with a link to your site) on Pinterest. 2. Infographics & charts – Infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge. They’re growing in popularity and with tools like 13 All rights reserved http://internetbusiness-howto.com

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Pinterest for Your Business Visual.ly (http://visual.ly/) you can create them yourself or hire someone to do it for you. 3. Info product covers – If you’re an information marketer you can pin images of your products. This is a great way to drive traffic to your product’s sales page. 4. Photos related to your business - For example, Whole Foods has many theme-based recipe, gardening and “Green living” boards all aligned with their brand, mission and business. 5. User-generated pinboard – Invite your followers, and blog readers and even Facebook or Twitter followers to help you create a board. For example, if you’re a personal trainer you might invite users to contribute to your “motivational quote” board and share their favorite quotes. This is an excellent way to get your prospects and followers involved in creating content for you. 6. Contest – Continuing with the user generated pinboard concept, you might motivate people to submit pins by holding a contest for the best pin and then having people vote on their favorite pin by commenting. The pin with the most unique comments wins a prize. You’re not only motivating people to pin, you’re also motivating them to comment and become an active participant on your Pinterest board. 7. Behind the scenes board – Consider creating a board that shows you or your business behind the scenes. For example, if you’re a crafter you might showcase images of crafting rooms including one of your own. You could also invite others to share their crafting room photos. 8. Video/slideshow board – If your niche lends itself to how to videos or slide shows you can pin videos too. Consider creating video boards that link to informative and interesting content. 9. Pin products – If you’re a retailer you can pin products that you sell or represent. This is ideal if you’re a crafter. You can pin photos of your creations along with a buy link and/or a price. Adding a price to a pin is easy. Simply type the $ or £ symbol followed by the number amount in the description. When you are finished, click “Pin It” and the price will automatically appear in the corner of the pin. 10. Share pictures of happy customers, testimonials or other “Brag board” items.These are of course just the beginning of what you can do on Pinterest. There are manyways you can add value, connect, and build your brand. Before you start planning andpinning take a look at the following useful tips. They include basic etiquette tips alongwith marketing tips to help you maximize your Pinterest efforts.Tips to Maximize Your Pinterest Interactions and Efforts#1 Use hashtagsJust like you do on Twitter, tag your pins by adding hashtags to the description. Thisalso helps users find your pins if they’re shared on Twitter. For example, a Whole Foodspin on their “What’s for Dinner” board might be as simple as #healthydinnerrecipes 14 All rights reserved http://internetbusiness-howto.com

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Pinterest for Your Business#2 Create theme based boardsYou’ll increase the value of your Pinterest pins by creating theme-based boards. Themore specific the better. For example, instead of a recipes board you might have abreakfast recipes board. Instead of a home organization board you might have a “Homeoffice organization” board. Be specific so followers know exactly what your board isabout.#3 Don’t over promote yourselfIt’s fine to create pins that link to your website, blog, online articles, and products and soon. However, keep it under control. Pinterest is a social networking site, not anadvertising directory. You’ll make more friends and gain more followers if you’re focusedon providing value for them.#4 Include links in the descriptionInclude accurate and interesting descriptions with each pin you post. The descriptionmay motivate others to repin your pins. It may also motivate discussion. Considerincluding questions in your description as well as benefits – remember that we all wantto know “WIIFM?” What’s in it for me?#5 Pay Attention to CopyrightThere’s a lot of controversy about Pinterest and their copyright policy. When you agreeto the terms and sign up for a Pinterest account you’re agreeing to not infringe onanyone’s copyright. Here’s one statement in the Pinterest terms that scares many:“You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Cold Brew Labs, its officers, directors,employees and agents, harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, damages,losses, and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accountingfees, arising out of or in any way connected with (i) your access to or use of the Site,Application, Services or Site Content, (ii) your Member Content, or (iii) your violation ofthese Terms.”This means that if Pinterest gets sued because you pinned (or repinned) a pin thatviolates copyright then you have to pay for their legal fees. Scary, right?Make sure when you pin images that you find online that you have permission to pinthem. If you are in doubt, ask the owner for permission. Source any and all pins andmake sure to include links to the sites you pull images from. As the Internet continues toevolve and Pinterest continues to grow, no doubt that these issues will be sorted out.Already, there are “no follow” tools so people can prevent their images from beingpinned.#6 Remember keywords 15 All rights reserved http://internetbusiness-howto.com

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Pinterest for Your BusinessPinterest members use keywords to search for pins. Imagine you’re building a board tostore ideas to redecorate your kitchen. You might search by kitchen appliances, kitchendesign and more. Adding these keywords to your pins by including them in thedescription will help members find your pins.#7 Categorize your boardsWhen you create a board you can add it to a category. There are presently 32categories including Geek, Travel & Places, People, Pets, Humor, Home Décor, Food &Drink, Art, Fitness and many more. Categorizing your boards helps people find them.#8 TagTag people when you reply to them or comment, for example: @janedoe. This helpsincrease awareness for their pin profile. It helps with search, and it helps brand onTwitter and Facebook.#9 Create a Pinterest Friendly SiteThe more visually stimulating your blog or website, the more likely it is that people willpin images you have on your site. Each pin drives traffic to your site.#10 Create a Marketing PlanAs you probably already know, planning your marketing tactics is a key element ofsuccess. The same is true for your social networking and Pinterest activities. Begin byestablishing goals for your Pinterest efforts. Goals include but are not limited to:  Driving traffic  Building awareness  Building your community  Generating incoming links  Generating profitsOnce you have identified, and hopefully quantified, your goal(s) the next step is tocreate a plan to achieve success. Your plan will include:  When you’re going to pin – schedule it and beware of the amazing time suck that Pinterest can be. If you find yourself wasting hours on Facebook, Pinterest can be ten times worse. It’s easy to spend hours perusing pins and boards.  What you’re going to pin including your board themes and categories.  How you’re going to interact on Pinterest and when.  How you’re going to integrate your Pinterest activities with your website, Twitter, Facebook and current marketing, content and promotion strategies.  Finally, how are you going to evaluate success? Testing and tracking is an essential element of any marketing tactics and strategy. 16 All rights reserved http://internetbusiness-howto.com

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Pinterest for Your BusinessHow Can Affiliates Take Advantage of PinterestAs an online business owner you probably want to figure out how to use Pinterest tomake money by sharing affiliate products via Pinterest. However, you need to know thatthere have been some issues with this very thing, lately. One issue is that if you pin aproduct that has an affiliate link, or could have an affiliate link, Pinterest was using toolcalled Skimlinks to change the affiliate link to their own. After a huge uproar they haveended their partnership with Skimlinks. However, this may not continue and this is whyyou have to make sure you have the rights to use the image you pin as stated in theirterms of service, as explained before.These terms make it pretty clear that they are going to monetize the content that yousupply one way or another. It’s going to be either via a program like Skimlinks or it’sgoing to be via advertisements. When a service is free there is little point in getting bentout of shape about this.But, for now, they stopped using Skimlinks ONLY due to the possible issue withcopyright infringement that doing this may cause. If they don’t use Skimlinks they do nothave to accept any blame for copyright infringement but by adding their own links toyour links they could possibly end up being libel. And anyway, as you’ll learn later, it ispossible to override the links Skimlinks generates.If you want to use Pinterest for Internet Marketing it is important to:Choose The Right Products – Keep in mind the audience that uses Pinterest. Thepeople who use Pinterest are very visual so your graphics should be stunning. They’realso more interested in arts and crafts that other social media sites. They like cooking(and pretty pictures of food) and learning how to do things. In addition, people who usePinterest love to dream about doing something great, like going on a vacation, planninga wedding, or wonderful birthday party.Therefore it’s important that you choose the products you want to promote based on thisidea. For instance, you can create a vision board of your ideal wedding, linking each pinto the affiliate link.Edit the Affiliate Links – Once you’ve chosen your products, after you post them, goback and edit the URLs, this way even if Pinterest decides to go back to using Skimlinksfor all the products you recommend, you can actually edit their link replacing it with youraffiliate link! So, no reason to freak out over the “Skimlink” brouhaha.Consider Issues & Problems – Ensure that you have a right to use the image you’reusing with your affiliate link. Many companies, even though they want you to promotetheir products do not allow you to copy their images out of their catalogs. It seems kindof silly, but you need to always be aware of what each product you wish to promote hasabout their graphic images, and words to describe their product. 17 All rights reserved http://internetbusiness-howto.com

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Pinterest for Your BusinessConclusionPinterest is on an uphill swing right now. It continues to grow in numbers daily, andmore and more businesses are getting involved. Review your audience demographicsand evaluate whether Pinterest is a relevant social networking tool to connect withthem. If so, begin by creating a Pinterest profile and spend some time reviewing thewebsite.Create a marketing strategy that offers value to your prospects and fellow Pinners. Alsomake sure to integrate your other social networking and marketing efforts with yourPinterest strategy. With the ability to connect Facebook, Twitter and your blog to yourPinterest account you can create a huge and loyal following.As with any marketing strategy the more you can plan and schedule your efforts thebetter your results. It’s easy, so very easy, to spend hours on Pinterest. With apredetermined plan in place you can make sure your Pinterest efforts are effective andefficient. Happy pinning! To your Success! Andre W. Klein 18 All rights reserved http://internetbusiness-howto.com